%0 Journal Article
%T The Association of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease and Pregnancy: Role of the Obstetrician (A Case Report and Literature Review)
%A Bouchra Fakhir
%A Mohamed Hicham Abdelkhalki
%A Dounia Makrane
%A Yassir Ait Benkaddour
%A Karam Harou
%A Ahlam Bassir
%A Abderrahim Aboulfalah
%A Hamid Asmouki
%A Abderraouf Soummani
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 11
%N 1
%P 1-8
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2024
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1111061
%X Introduction: Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease is an autoimmune disease that can affect a multitude of organs affecting melanocytes. It is a provider of many complications, mainly ocular and cutaneous. The goal: Through a case study to discuss the impact of VKH disease on pregnancy as well as the role of the obstetrician in the management of pregnancy and disease. Observation: A 30-year-old patient who was diagnosed before her actual pregnancy. The patient was on systemic corticosteroids for disease control. The evolution of her VKH disease and the pregnancy were good. Conclusion: VKH disease has no negative impact on pregnancy outcome. Complications are possible. The best therapeutic option remains systemic corticosteroid therapy.
%K Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada
%K Pregnancy
%K Systemic Disease
%K Autoimmune Diseases
%K Corticosteroids
%K Immunosuppressors
%U http://www.oalib.com/paper/6811977